There are a couple TJ threads at the UNLV rivals board. You have to be a member to see it, but the first post was about his buyout, so they can’t be too happy.
Coaching Search: Place your bets
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Utah State has a post and Smith knows how to use one. Everybody loves a stretch 4, to be sure. Deep runs in the tourney require getting dirty in the paint.
TJ shouldn’t be anointed. He should have to go through a thorough search process. That said there is a very vocal group who feels the need to denigrate him at every chance. There are flaws to him as a potential hire. There are also flaws to every other potential hire. Let’s discuss their actual pros and cons. Let’s not just slam coaches.
I honestly can’t believe that TJ is really in the running. It has to be a smokescreen. UNLV looked so pathetic that I just can’t even imagine Pollard would even go there. Well played Pollard. Joke is on us.
I think it all depends on what a certain person in Lincoln Nebraska wants. If he really wants to come back to Iowa State, we don’t even need to interview anybody else just get the deal done.
What do you think UNLV fans would list as the pros? Will he have a greater chance of success inheriting a bad iowa st team than he did when going to UNLV? He’s been viewed by many MWC followers as bottom half of that conference. How does he measure up in the big 12?
Here is my official bet. Otz + top recruit Kaluma. We already have the AZ connection in fb let’s start it with b-ball too
Fair enough.
TJ: I'm not a huge fan of his on-court demeanor, always seems to be directing traffic, waving his arms, etc. Too much micro-management? He seems to like the 3 (OK, many coaches do), but I'd like to see more movement and teams trying to get layups, short jumpers. Not an x/o guy, leave that to others. Gates: Love his charisma, seeming detail, his winning record. I like his 8-point mantra (forget what it is now). I like that he is black (please don't make anything racist of that). What I mean, is if he is as good or better than a white coach, why not make the hire?
Grant: More of the same with Gates, good coach, coach of year 2020, winning record, has developed some Pros, experienced, black coach. Tang: Experienced, black assisstant coach.
Someone else can take it from there.
The same people saying Otz is a great recruiter are the ones saying he doesn't have enough talent to win this season. You can't have it both ways.
I guess being Hoiberg's bagman and being married to a former ISU player make you deserving of a Power 5 job.
He said that had he known covid was going to shut everything down he wouldn't have brought in 7 freshmen to try to develop (no summer workouts, trips, etc) and bring along, but would have brought in a couple of more experienced transfers.
I’d put my money on TJ right now.
I’m guessing prohm would say the same thing.
It seems weird that he’d say that publicly where those freshman can hear that he would not have signed them.
It’s fine to not want TJ as our next head coach but these statements are dumb. NO ONE KNOWS how how TJ will do here, if they did it would be crystal clear whether to hire him or not.
You can knock him for his record, for many other things but to draw this comparison or call him Prohm 2.0 is just plain stupid.
